Nanma Properties

Nanma Properties is a Dubai-based off-plan property developer, registered with the Dubai Land Department. It is currently building its first project, Nanma Lotus in Dubai South. The name comes from the Malayalam word for goodness — a nod to the Indian construction background its leadership comes from.

Yes. Nanma Properties is listed on the Dubai Land Department's register of approved developers, and its project is registered with an escrow account at a UAE bank, which is what Dubai law requires before off-plan homes can be sold. Payments go into that account rather than directly to the developer, and construction progress is inspected by RERA.

One project so far: Nanma Lotus, a six-storey building of 79 homes in Dubai South, near Al Maktoum International Airport and Expo City. It offers 38 studios and 41 two-bedroom apartments, with handover targeted for the first quarter of 2028.

Not yet. Nanma Lotus is its first UAE project and is still under construction. Buyers should read the company as a new entrant rather than an established developer, and weigh the protections that come with a registered, escrow-backed project accordingly.

They are separate legal entities. The company's leadership also runs a construction business in Kerala, India, and Nanma presents its Dubai and Kochi offices side by side. That Indian portfolio was built by a different company in a different market, so it is not a record of delivery in the UAE and should not be read as one.

Two things stand out. It publishes a live availability board showing every apartment in the building and whether it is still for sale — most developers release this only through agents. And it publishes a named specification, listing the actual brands used for air-conditioning, electrical fittings and smart locks, rather than the usual generic amenity list.